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Title: Short Sunderland
Post by: jaymac on January 25, 2016, 07:32:40 pm

 This Thursday on Movies for Men   it is showing the Short Sunderland 1800hrs

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: imsinking on January 25, 2016, 11:34:10 pm

Quote from: jaymac on January 25, 2016, 07:32:40 pm

This Thursday on Movies for Men   it is showing the Short Sunderland 1800hrs

Check your time ? says 06.00 to 07.15 ( AM ) on my guide , and my recorder's not picking it up . . . .
Bill

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: jaymac on January 26, 2016, 08:46:15 am

Well spotted Bill but in the radio times it definitely says 6PM Typo on their part though it is the first film in the list and I thought perhaps they dont start till evening.Anyroad it is showing in the  onscreen menu on  freeview terrestial TV as 0600 thurs 28th  and accepting record on sky
Jay

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: imsinking on January 26, 2016, 09:47:24 am

Yeah, I've got one of those BUSH HD freeview recorders , it's got a mind of it's own & it never acknowledged the selection , even tho' it's flagged up . . . we'll see
Bill

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: warspite on January 26, 2016, 12:43:37 pm

BT Box 6AM on thursday  :-)

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: imsinking on January 28, 2016, 02:40:27 pm

 %%  the recorder worked ! !
What a great little film, I see Kermit Weeks has the last flying Sunderland at Fantasy Of Flight , they closed last year , wonder what became of her ?
The aircrew interviews were an insight of the way it was , I liked the explanation of why they carried pigeon's aboard , according to an ex captain it was to enable accurate navigation , the Navigator would plot the course on a map , stand a pigeon on the table & if it nodded the position was correct  {-) 
Donitz ordered the U Boat crews to duke it out on the surface with the Sunderlands , they were getting nailed if they dived . . . .
Thanks for that , good spot.
Bill

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: unbuiltnautilus on January 28, 2016, 02:55:39 pm

I remember the last flying Short Sandringham flying at one of the last Fleetlands Open Days in Gosport, about twenty five years ago ( good grief!). Big, slow and with a turning circle that seemed to be a good couple of miles. What a wonderful sight :-) .

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: Arrow5 on January 28, 2016, 03:19:31 pm

One of my greatest memories flying from West Freugh as an Air Cadet (137 Sqdn I think) out over Ireland and the Atlantic in a Sunderland. Used the Elsan and helped to fry bacon on the cooker.  The interior was massive to a small lad.  Must try to see this programme.

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: tobyker on January 28, 2016, 06:11:54 pm

I liked the capability to slide the underwing depth charge racks inboard to reload!

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: imsinking on January 28, 2016, 08:59:28 pm

Quote from: Arrow5 on January 28, 2016, 03:19:31 pm

One of my greatest memories flying from West Freugh as an Air Cadet (137 Sqdn I think) out over Ireland and the Atlantic in a Sunderland. Used the Elsan and helped to fry bacon on the cooker.  Must try to see this programme.

My god, the R A F were cunning in those days . . . .their only just starting to use waste reclamation gases now . . .   %%   {-)   hope you WASHED your hands after BOTH events ! !
If only under hull air injection had been thought of then , we might still be using seaplanes . . .
Bill

Title: Re: Short Sunderland
Post by: Arrow5 on January 28, 2016, 10:18:53 pm

Maybe it was in reverse order but I don't remember a handwash basin  :embarrassed:.